Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-18
Parsons, Spies, Fischer and EugeI
Strangled to Death, Not Single
Neck Being Broken.
The Drama Within the Jail Very Quiet
and Orderly, While without There
Is no Demonstration Whatever.
Impressive Scenes on the scaffold-Chica
goans speedf Resume tho Even Tenor
other Ways,
PREPARATIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK.


gsllows. Heavy bags OF sand were at
teched to the ropes. The machine
| worked to perfection and IN all respects
was satisfactory to the authorities. Their
quiet prevailed. The cofIils in which &c
deposit the bodies of the condemned men
after the execution were brought from the
c0ulty hospital at 8: l5 s.. m, aud were
carried into the jail. At O'Clock goo
policemen armed with rifles, b4yonets,
revolvers and full cartridge boxes were on
duty at the jail. Caief Eoersold was in
command in person, his aides being Cap
taios Buckley, Hubbard aud Hack. A
battalion of three companies OF
SELLERS that have been quar-
tered in jsil and Criminal court building
since the new orders went into force is
on duty inside these buildings. To-day
the officers Elm command have been in
sTucted how to dispose of their men, a
detail having been made for
EVERY ADVANTAGEOUS POST.
In addition to the battalion on the inside,
the force outside is comprised OF COM
p8ny from each Of the five precincts COM
manded by lieutenant, and three com
pauies from the central detail. This force
will surround the entire block in which
the sill is situated, which, in addition to
the Gordon of police, Will be inclosed by
ropes. The entire force will be held in
the position described until as late in the
day az may be thought wise. The memOe
OF the police department not on duty
will be held 10 reserve st the various sta
tons in readiness for use at a moment s
notice. Detectives will be stationed out
side the police lines and Will mingle with
the crowd.
LAST DODGE OF SPIES ATTORNEYS.
The following notice was sent to the
sheriff last night:
"Slr, you are hereby notified that the
pretended order, writ or mandate from
the clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois
directing the execution by hanging OF
August Spies November IL, 1887 is in
operative, illegal and void. You are
further notified that if you shall attempt
to carry such pretended order into exc
cutton as directed By said
pretended order Nu will be held
legally responsible for murder and re-
soonsible for causing the death of said
Spies without due warrant Of law. Hereof
take due notice.
TSigned1 W. P. BLACK,
M. W SOLOMON,
Attorneys for August Spies"
THE LAST WORDS.
The following are the last words OF the
four dead anarchists:
Sales.--future will come time when
our silence will be more powerful than
voices"
Engel-HHurrah for anarchy"
Fischer-"Hurrah for anarchy. This
is the happ'est moment of my life"
Parsons-"May I be allowed to speak?
Will you let me speak?"
Sheriff Watson-"Let the voice OF the
pc pple be heard"
When the signal was given, the traps
fell and the four bodies fell Simultaneous
ly. Fischer, Spies and Parsons struggled
and kicked frightfully. 1t was thirteen
and half minutes after the trap fell be-
fore life WAS pronounced extinct. The
coffin of the anarchists are plain black
with tut the silver heads Of the screws
for ornaments. When the coffi 10 were
brought to the scs # Did Sheriff Mstson
exclaimed: "His will be done" The
bodies were loweNd in the following
order, Spies, Fischer, Engel and Parsons.
All looked ma ural. The coffin lids were
quickly screwed down. Paper tabs
we're pasted on each for Identification.
Engeps and Lingg's remains were taken
10 2S6 Milwaukee avenue, Fischer's wife
claimed his, Mrs. Spies took August's
and Mrs. Parsons received those OF
her husbands.
ON THE GALLOws.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. lit lacked just
seven minutes and a half of the hour OF
nigh noon when single White-shrouded
figure, above which was a face OF yellow
ISM pallor-the face of August Spies
passed the first post Of the gsllows. The
gaping crowd, ten feet below, half rose
involuntarily from their chairs at the first
glimpse of the SEPARATION advancing
! across the scaffold. Spies looked calm
and glanced down at the reporters with a
trace of his old-time cynical smile. He
walked firmly over the drop, guided by
the grasp of deputy to the furthest
edge of the gsllows. Following close
came FIscher-close enough 70
touch Spies shroud had his
hand not been pinioned
under the white cover. Fiscner's coun-
tenapce had peculiar glisten, totally IN.
like the ashiness Of Engel's heavy feat.
ures, end in strange contrast with the
dead lack of color in the pinched Inca
ments OF Parsons, once jsuntY and viva
cious. The Texan came last, Witherec
Old man. He had aged twenty years
since the day and hour scarce twelve
months before when he
TRIPPED LIGHTLY INTO COURT
before Judge Gary and fllrpantly declared
| he was ready TO be tried at once for his
| life. The moment his feet touched the
scafold Parsons seemed completely to
lose his identity, and to feel that his
spirit Was no longer part Of his body
| He had wrought himself TO an ecstacy OF
solemn self-gioTifcatioD. Only he, the
one Anne riCan. seemed TO realize to the
fuH that he must die in g manner to i'm
fpress il possible on future generations
| he thought that he was martyr
| No tr8gedIan that has paced the stage II
America ever made more marvellous
presentation of self chosen part, perfec
in every detail. The upward turn Of hi:
eyes, his far-away look, and above all
! tne attitude Of apparent complete resigns
tiop, that every fold Of the awkward
shroud only seemed TO make more dis
tinct, YVES by far
TIE MOST STRIKING FEATURE
Of the entirs galloWs. The peculiar
squa,ty form Of Engel alongside, will
his stupid, wideiswed face, made hide.
Gus cJulIst 10 Parsons assumption eth:
halo of 8 martyr. Fischer was head anC
shoulders taller than he other three men
making his only occasionalS looks o
evident br&yado more noticeable thal
they might otherwise be, at sorry disad
vantage compared with the steady cool